Miri Rodriguez

Miri Rodriguez is the CEO, cofounder, and visionary behind Empressa AI, the world’s first AI-powered growth and skilling platform built exclusively for women. A former Senior Storyteller at Microsoft, award-winning marketing strategist, and best-selling author, Miri has dedicated her career to humanizing technology through empathy and storytelling.

She is the recipient of the Signe di Pesce Humanitarian Award, a Microsoft OPULIS Honoree, and a Stevie Award winner for Women in Business, recognized for her leadership in innovation and social impact. Born and raised in Venezuela, Miri brings a global, human-centered lens to the future of AI. Through Empressa, she’s on a mission to cut the gender parity gap from 123 years to a single generation—building a trusted, women-first platform where empowerment, ethics, and technology converge.